Government Accountability Sources and Materials

Dr Judith Bannister is a Professor of Law at Flinders University. Judith is the Teaching Program Director for Law in the College of Business, Government and Law at Flinders University and teaches and researches in Administrative Law. Dr Anna Olijnyk is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. Anna researches and teaches in Administrative Law and Constitutional Law. Her research interests include government accountability mechanisms and the role of courts as institutions of government. Stephen McDonald SC is a senior counsel at Hanson Chambers and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. Stephen practises across a range of areas of law, with a particular focus on public law (including Administrative Law) and appeals.

1. Introduction; Part I. Administrative Decision-making: 2. Organisation and structure of government; 3. Administrative powers; 4. Delegated legislation; Part II. Public Accountability Mechanisms: 5. Public investigatory bodies; 6. Information disclosure; Part III. Merits Review: 7. Review on the merits; 8. Administrative review tribunals; Part IV. Judicial Review: 9. Introduction to judicial review; 10. Limits on judicial review; 11. Introduction to the grounds of review; 12. Procedural fairness; 13. Grounds arising from the statute conferring a power; 14. Grounds arising from the general law; 15. Consequences of unlawful action.